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Minnesota Wild 5, Vegas Golden Knights 2 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Minnesota Wild 5, Vegas Golden Knights 2. Shots on goal: MIN 27, VGK 16. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 MIN 2-0 VGK; P2 MIN 3-1 VGK; P3 MIN 0-1 VGK.

Scoring plays: P1 00:26 Marcus Johansson (assists: Jonas Brodin, Jared Spurgeon) to make it MIN 1-0 VGK; P1 14:06 Matt Boldy (assists: Joel Eriksson Ek, Marcus Johansson) to make it MIN 2-0 VGK; P2 00:26 Jared Spurgeon (assists: Marcus Johansson, Jonas Brodin) to make it MIN 3-0 VGK; P2 04:32 Brock Faber (assists: Yakov Trenin, Kirill Kaprizov) to make it MIN 4-0 VGK; P2 06:56 Joel Eriksson Ek (assists: Matt Boldy, Marcus Johansson) to make it MIN 5-0 VGK; P2 16:50 Brayden McNabb (assists: Ivan Barbashev, Pavel Dorofeyev) to make it MIN 5-1 VGK; P3 02:14 Mark Stone (assists: Ivan Barbashev, Mitch Marner) to make it MIN 5-2 VGK. Top skaters: Marcus Johansson (MIN) 1 G, 3 A; Jared Spurgeon (MIN) 1 G, 1 A; Joel Eriksson Ek (MIN) 1 G, 1 A; Matt Boldy (MIN) 1 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Filip Gustavsson (MIN) 14 saves on 16, decision W; Akira Schmid (VGK) 15 saves on 15; Carter Hart (VGK) 7 saves on 12, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MIN
Marcus Johansson
1 G, 3 A, 4 PTS, 3 SOG · 13:46 TOI
Goals · MIN
Joel Eriksson Ek
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG · 16:18 TOI
Goaltending · MIN
Filip Gustavsson
14 saves on 16 shots (.875) · W
Season highs
Marcus Johansson · Season-high 4 points

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

MIN 5 largest lead P2 6:56 (MIN 5, VGK 0) · 5-0 run, P1 0:26–P2 6:56
VGK 0 largest lead Never led · 2-0 run, P2 16:50–P3 2:14
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 0:26 Marcus Johansson (Jonas Brodin, Jared Spurgeon) MIN · snap shot · MIN 1, VGK 0
  • P1 14:06 Matt Boldy (Joel Eriksson Ek, Marcus Johansson) MIN · wrist shot · MIN 2, VGK 0
  • P2 0:26 Jared Spurgeon (Marcus Johansson, Jonas Brodin) MIN · snap shot · MIN 3, VGK 0
  • P2 4:32 Brock Faber (Yakov Trenin, Kirill Kaprizov) MIN · wrist shot · MIN 4, VGK 0
  • P2 6:56 Joel Eriksson Ek (Matt Boldy, Marcus Johansson) MIN · tip-in shot · MIN 5, VGK 0
  • P2 16:50 Brayden McNabb (Ivan Barbashev, Pavel Dorofeyev) VGK · wrist shot · MIN 5, VGK 1
  • P3 2:14 Mark Stone (Ivan Barbashev, Mitch Marner) VGK · wrist shot · MIN 5, VGK 2

Linescore

123 T
MIN 230 5
VGK 011 2

Shots on goal: MIN 27, VGK 16

Biggest Period

The Minnesota Wild scored 3 goals in P2 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

MINVGK
27Shots on goal16
65Shot attempts44
18Faceoff wins16
17Hits30
20Blocked shots13
0Power-play goals0
4Takeaways4
15Giveaways13
4Penalty minutes15
87.5%Save %81.5%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
MIN713727
VGK65516

🎯 Shot Map

Minnesota Wild5 G · 44 attempts
Marcus Johansson: goal (snap)Vladimir Tarasenko: saved (wrist)Mats Zuccarello: saved (wrist)Joel Eriksson Ek: saved (tip-in)Matt Boldy: missed the netKirill Kaprizov: saved (wrist)Kirill Kaprizov: missed the netNico Sturm: missed the netZach Bogosian: missed the netVinnie Hinostroza: missed the netMatt Boldy: goal (wrist)Marcus Foligno: saved (wrist)Matt Boldy: missed the netJared Spurgeon: goal (snap)Mats Zuccarello: saved (snap)Brock Faber: goal (wrist)Kirill Kaprizov: saved (backhand)Joel Eriksson Ek: goal (tip-in)Kirill Kaprizov: saved (wrist)Kirill Kaprizov: missed the netMats Zuccarello: missed the netMatt Boldy: saved (snap)Nico Sturm: saved (wrist)Yakov Trenin: saved (snap)Jake Middleton: missed the netZach Bogosian: saved (wrist)Quinn Hughes: saved (wrist)Jonas Brodin: saved (wrist)Ryan Hartman: missed the netRyan Hartman: missed the netVinnie Hinostroza: missed the netQuinn Hughes: saved (wrist)Matt Boldy: missed the netJared Spurgeon: missed the netJared Spurgeon: missed the netMarcus Johansson: saved (wrist)Mats Zuccarello: saved (backhand)Vladimir Tarasenko: saved (wrist)Zach Bogosian: saved (slap)Marcus Johansson: saved (backhand)Matt Boldy: missed the netVinnie Hinostroza: saved (backhand)Ryan Hartman: saved (wrist)Vladimir Tarasenko: missed the net
  • 5Goals11% of attempts
  • 22Saved50% of attempts
  • 17Missed the net39% of attempts
Vegas Golden Knights2 G · 30 attempts
Brandon Saad: saved (wrist)Mark Stone: saved (deflected)Brandon Saad: saved (wrist)Ivan Barbashev: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: saved (wrist)Brayden McNabb: saved (wrist)Brandon Saad: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: saved (snap)Alexander Holtz: missed the netBrayden McNabb: saved (wrist)Jeremy Lauzon: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: saved (wrist)Colton Sissons: missed the netBraeden Bowman: saved (wrist)Mitch Marner: missed the netMark Stone: missed the netColton Sissons: missed the netBrandon Saad: missed the netIvan Barbashev: missed the netBrayden McNabb: goal (wrist)Ivan Barbashev: saved (wrist)Mark Stone: saved (wrist)Mark Stone: goal (wrist)Colton Sissons: missed the netMitch Marner: saved (slap)Brayden McNabb: saved (wrist)Ivan Barbashev: missed the netIvan Barbashev: missed the net
  • 2Goals7% of attempts
  • 14Saved47% of attempts
  • 14Missed the net47% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

MIN skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Marcus Johansson L 134+430013:46
Jared Spurgeon D 112+210619:35
Joel Eriksson Ek C 112+421016:18
Matt Boldy L 112+420016:14
Jonas Brodin D 022+310417:24
Brock Faber D 101+110221:33
Kirill Kaprizov L 011+130019:41
Yakov Trenin C 011018014:24
Quinn Hughes D 000020123:01
Mats Zuccarello R 000030118:34
Jake Middleton D 000001117:30
Zach Bogosian D 000020116:29
Danila Yurov R 000+101216:11
Vladimir Tarasenko R 000-120014:47
Marcus Foligno L 000-112114:05
Ryan Hartman R 000-110013:01
Nico Sturm C 000-113112:26
Vinnie Hinostroza C 000-111011:24
MIN goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Filip Gustavsson W 141687.5259:37
VGK skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Ivan Barbashev L 022+212118:02
Brayden McNabb D 101+140523:45
Mark Stone R 101+231120:15
Mitch Marner R 011010121:22
Pavel Dorofeyev R 011-132115:53
Noah Hanifin D 000-201122:08
Zach Whitecloud D 000-103121:11
Kaedan Korczak D 000002117:46
Brett Howden C 000-404017:07
Jeremy Lauzon D 000-207117:06
Reilly Smith R 000-300015:03
Brandon Saad L 000032015:03
Ben Hutton D 000-200014:46
Keegan Kolesar R 000004013:58
Colton Sissons C 000002013:34
Alexander Holtz R 000-100013:21
Braeden Bowman R 000-410011:50
Tomas Hertl C 000000000:55
VGK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Akira Schmid — 1515100.0033:04
Carter Hart L 71258.3526:51

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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Minnesota Wild 24-10-6 W2 L10 8-1-1 Next game recap: @ SJS · Wed, Dec 31
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